I usually use Mulberry for perches and things. I have used Apple, too. If the trees get sprayed though, don't use it. I like the Mulberry because it's bird safe, and they are pretty much junk trees that I let stay here for the berries and to feed wild birds. I wanted to make an actual parrot tree out of one that died, but some kind of insect attacked it. They are also easy for me to reach up and cut off the right sized branches without ladders, lol!

I use eucalyptus (Gum tree), crape myrtle (myrtle is poisonous, crape myrtle is not), and clippings from my mom's gardenia bush that's about the 8' tall haha I JUST did some clipping this weekend! I got some nice branches too. I'm making a free standing perch out of them, I'll post pictures when I'm done

I believe we'll get a Grey, but I'm in contact with Mike at Iowa Parrot Rescue and Nebraska Rescue, as they work together. The owner of the Nebraska Rescue has a friend that's lowering the amount of birds he has. One of them is a apx. 10 year old Moluccan, that is supposed to be a great and calm bird. They take him to a college program and everybody holds him. Evidently, he does not bite, scream or has other bad habits. We plan on visiting the owner and bird this weekend.